Hana's bid for KEB marks a busy week for Korea Inc

Hana Financial agrees to pay $4.1 billion for Lone Star's stake in KEB, while interests are registered for Woori and Hyundai E&C's sale faces controversy.
November 29, 2010

It is a busy time for M&A bankers in Korea. The peninsula might seem to be on the verge of devastating conflict, but that hasn’t hindered a scramble for banking and corporate assets.

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